Today, I am making braised lamb shanks (kind of asian style) in my new Dutch Oven, which was a real bargain at only $AUD79, instead of the usual $200. It is a Raco, so not a lovely Le Creuset but still comes with a lifetime guarantee!
Monday, September 6, 2010
What's cooking in your kitchen?
We all love to talk about what's cooking in our kitchens, so thought I would start this post to keep us occupied until the new forum is revealed.
Today, I am making braised lamb shanks (kind of asian style) in my new Dutch Oven, which was a real bargain at only $AUD79, instead of the usual $200. It is a Raco, so not a lovely Le Creuset but still comes with a lifetime guarantee!
Today, I am making braised lamb shanks (kind of asian style) in my new Dutch Oven, which was a real bargain at only $AUD79, instead of the usual $200. It is a Raco, so not a lovely Le Creuset but still comes with a lifetime guarantee!
Sunday, September 5, 2010
We have a winner!
It was a close race, almost a photo finish, but here are the results. Through the oven door has just pipped Nigella Friends at the post.
Through the oven door: 47 votes
Nigella Friends: 46 votes
Voting is now closed.
Stay tuned for further news.
Through the oven door: 47 votes
Nigella Friends: 46 votes
Voting is now closed.
Stay tuned for further news.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
Keep in touch here
We are very close to having the new forum ready to go. It's a close race for the naming of the forum in the poll, so if you haven't voted in it please do so as every vote is really counting.
In the meantime, I just started this post for you all to chat away to each other, so just add your comments and have a bit of a chat while we keep working on the new forum for you.
Stay posted for more news about our new forum name tomorrow!
In the meantime, I just started this post for you all to chat away to each other, so just add your comments and have a bit of a chat while we keep working on the new forum for you.
Stay posted for more news about our new forum name tomorrow!
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Vote for your preferred new forum name
Thank you to everyone who has suggested possible new forum names. We have made a shortlist of favourites that have available domain names - this means we can use them! So I am adding a poll to the right side of this page. Please vote for your favourite.
Here is the list as well, and you can add comments if you would like to say why a particular name is your favourite. If it comes down to a dead heat, we will refer to comments as well.
Once we have the forum name, we are very close to opening up the forum for use. Very exciting!
The finalists are:
our mixing bowl (sorry had to change the to our as the mixing bowl was not available)
through the oven door
whisks and wishes
our chopping board (again had to change the to our)
mash chop grate
kitchen coven
Nigella friends
I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions, and will credit the above suggestions with the forummers name as soon as I have a chance.
Please note that the poll will be closing on Sunday 5th September (UK time 11pm) - for aussies that will be 8am EST Monday 6th Sept (hope I calculated the time difference right).
Here is the list as well, and you can add comments if you would like to say why a particular name is your favourite. If it comes down to a dead heat, we will refer to comments as well.
Once we have the forum name, we are very close to opening up the forum for use. Very exciting!
The finalists are:
our mixing bowl (sorry had to change the to our as the mixing bowl was not available)
through the oven door
whisks and wishes
our chopping board (again had to change the to our)
mash chop grate
kitchen coven
Nigella friends
I would like to thank everyone for their suggestions, and will credit the above suggestions with the forummers name as soon as I have a chance.
Please note that the poll will be closing on Sunday 5th September (UK time 11pm) - for aussies that will be 8am EST Monday 6th Sept (hope I calculated the time difference right).
Slight re-design to this blog
I hope the design and colour change on this blog has not confused you too much. I had a request to tone it down a bit as it was a bit too much for some participants. No big deal to me. This blog is a place for us to discuss our future as forummers. Please continue to use it exactly as before.
Upwards and onwards - the future is bright!
Good news everyone. At this stage, we seem to be in a good position to start our own forum at no cost and with the help of our own 'Webmaster' - hope he doesn't mind me using that term, and just laughs at my over exuberance! His name here will be TheMacOne.
Chocolate Cookie is about to come on board as a contributor here. She has been working behind the scenes to make this happen, and I cannot thank her and her partner enough for their commitment and assistance.
Coby is also coming on board the blog as a contributor so you may see some posts from her as well.
We expect to be able to have our own forum up and running very soon, so at this stage I am just adding a few contributors to the blog to help us get the new forum going.
We need a new forum name so any suggestions much appreciated.
Please put your hand up now too if you are able to be a volunteer moderator, so we can make sure this aspect will be covered. To start with, we will have to just jump on as and when we can to moderate. I trust that the ex-N.com forummers will behave themselves and our moderating will mostly be targeted on any new members, so this means we all need to look after the forum and report any concerns so the moderators can take appropriate action.
We need to consider the terms and conditions we want on our forum.
Keep any comments and suggestions coming please. Your input is the driving force here.
Chocolate Cookie is about to come on board as a contributor here. She has been working behind the scenes to make this happen, and I cannot thank her and her partner enough for their commitment and assistance.
Coby is also coming on board the blog as a contributor so you may see some posts from her as well.
We expect to be able to have our own forum up and running very soon, so at this stage I am just adding a few contributors to the blog to help us get the new forum going.
We need a new forum name so any suggestions much appreciated.
Please put your hand up now too if you are able to be a volunteer moderator, so we can make sure this aspect will be covered. To start with, we will have to just jump on as and when we can to moderate. I trust that the ex-N.com forummers will behave themselves and our moderating will mostly be targeted on any new members, so this means we all need to look after the forum and report any concerns so the moderators can take appropriate action.
We need to consider the terms and conditions we want on our forum.
Keep any comments and suggestions coming please. Your input is the driving force here.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
New N.com site not crediting our recipes - discuss here
BB Thank you so much for doing this! I am not a 'facebooker'. This is such a great start!
I say option 2 sounds good since we all 'know' one another!
So, on another note...if the new site does not duly credit recipes to those who submitted them (they were so strict about it before)...I think I will ask to have my deleted. What do you guys think?
Great to be here. XOXO tart13
I say option 2 sounds good since we all 'know' one another!
So, on another note...if the new site does not duly credit recipes to those who submitted them (they were so strict about it before)...I think I will ask to have my deleted. What do you guys think?
Great to be here. XOXO tart13
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